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State of AIDS: Moment of Crisis or Transformation with UNAIDS’ Winnie Byanyima

Aug 4, 2025
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Episode Description

Ben and Yvette catch up with Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, as the joint UN program on HIV and AIDS launched a global AIDS update report entitled “AIDS, crisis and the power to transform”. They explore what levers are left to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, including ending AIDS as a public health crisis by 2030, the continuing relevance of UNAIDS to lead the world’s response to one of the greatest zoonotic infections of the 21st century, and what the real trajectory of an epidemic that even a year ago seemed entering its last mile.


00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:54 Introducing the Guest: Winnie Byanyima

01:23 UNAIDS Report Highlights

06:37 Community Leadership and Challenges

15:02 Integration and Health Systems

30:18 Decolonizing Health Systems

32:56 Fast Tracking African Market Integration

34:08 UN's Own Story and Decolonization

35:37 Youth Perspectives on Decolonization

38:06 Global Solidarity and Economic Injustices

44:01 Immediate Actions for Health Crisis

47:58 UNAIDS' Future Vision and Challenges

57:30 Call to Action and Closing Remarks


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